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The Benefits of Cub Scouting

As a worldwide brotherhood, Scouting is unique. It is based on the principles
of loving and serving God, of human dignity and the rights of individuals, and
of recognizing the obligation of members to develop and use their potential. It
is a movement dedicated to bringing out the best in people. Cub Scouting doesn't
emphasize winning as an end result, but rather the far more demanding task of
doing one's best.

When Scouting can help nurture courage and kindness and allow boys to play,
to laugh, to develop their imaginations, and to express their feelings, then we
will have helped them grow. We want boys to become useful and stable individuals
who are aware of their own potential. Helping a boy to learn the value of his
own worth is the greatest gift we can give him.

Boy ScoutsBoy Scouting, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness.

What's Best About Scouting?

A 2005 study by Harris Interactive found that 83 percent of men who were
Scouts in their youth agree that the values they learned in Scouting
continue to be very important to them today. Eighty-seven percent of men
who remained in Scouting five or more years attribute some of their
self-confidence in their work to their Scouting experience. Half of the
group say Scouting had a positive effect on their career development and
advancement, and 83 percent say there have been real-life situations
where having been a Scout helped them be a better leader. Values of AmericansVolunteer Outcomes Study

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